Last Week in AI

Our 186th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and guest host Jon Krohn from the SuperDataScience Podcast.
Check out Jon’s upcoming agent-focused event here - AI Catalyst: Agentic Artificial Intelligence
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Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:04:14) News Preview
(00:05:28) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps
(00:07:10) Adobe’s AI video model is here, and it’s already inside Premiere Pro
(00:11:52) Adobe teases AI tools that build 3D scenes, animate text, and make distractions disappear
(00:15:43) Adobe’s Project Super Sonic uses AI to generate sound effects for your videos
(00:17:05) YouTube expands AI audio generation tool to all U.S. creators
(00:20:29) All Gemini users can now generate images with Imagen 3
(00:22:27) Meta AI will launch in six more countries today, including the UK
(00:24:27) OpenAI Unveils Secret Meta Prompt—And It’s Very Different From Anthropic's Approach
Applications & Business
(00:27:46) Tesla’s big ‘We, Robot’ event criticized for ‘parlor tricks’ and vague timelines for robots, Cybercab, Robovan
(00:37:25) OpenAI announces content deal with Hearst, including content from Cosmopolitan, Esquire and the San Francisco Chronicle
Projects & Open Source
(00:47:59) OpenR: An Open-Source AI Framework Enhancing Reasoning in Large Language Models
(00:49:54) MLE-bench: Evaluating Machine Learning Agents on Machine Learning Engineering
(00:56:29) OpenAI Releases Swarm: An Experimental AI Framework for Building, Orchestrating, and Deploying Multi-Agent Systems
Research & Advancements
(00:59:23) Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering A.I. Research by 2 Scientists
(01:05:22) Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to 3 Scientists for Predicting and Creating Proteins
(01:09:09) LLMs can’t perform “genuine logical reasoning,” Apple researchers suggest
(01:13:05) GSM-Symbolic: Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning in Large Language Models
Policy & Safety
(01:14:34) Anthropic CEO goes full techno-optimist in 15,000-word paean to AI
(01:23:04) Google will help build seven nuclear reactors to power its AI systems
(01:24:11) LLMs Know More Than They Show: On the Intrinsic Representation of LLM Hallucinations
Synthetic Media & Art
(01:26:26) Adobe Pushes Content Authenticity Forward With a Free Web App Designed for Creators
(01:29:13) Outro

Our 185th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and guest host Gavin Purcell from the AI for Humans podcast.
Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.
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In this episode:
Meta's MovieGen introduces innovative features in AI video generation, alongside OpenAI's real-time speech API and expanded ChatGPT capabilities.
Mio's foundation model and Apple's Depth Pro enhance multimodal AI inputs and precise 3D imaging for AR, VR, and robotics.
Microsoft and OpenAI's strategic advancements highlight significant financial moves and AI enhancements, including Microsoft's enhanced Copilot.
AI policy discussions intensify as California's vetoed bill sparks debates on regulation, alongside Google's $1 billion investment to expand AI infrastructure in Thailand.
 
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:02:51) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps(00:03:48) Meta announces Movie Gen, an AI-powered video generator
(00:14:28) OpenAI launches new ‘Canvas’ ChatGPT interface tailored to writing and coding projects
(00:19:31) OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API and other treats for AI app developers
(00:24:43) Black Forest Labs releases Flux 1.1 Pro and an API
(00:28:30) Microsoft gives Copilot a voice and vision in its biggest redesign yet
(00:32:36) Pika 1.5 is now live — AI video generator just got major upgrades
Applications & Business(00:37:49) OpenAI closes the largest VC round of all time
(00:45:23) Google brings ads to AI Overviews as it expands AI’s role in search
(00:51:05) Anthropic hires OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma
(00:51:49) OpenAI’s newest creation is raising shock, alarm, and horror among staffers: a new logo
(00:53:45) Waymo to add Hyundai EVs to robotaxi fleet under new multiyear deal
(00:57:28) Cerebras, an A.I. Chipmaker Trying to Take On Nvidia, Files for an I.P.O.
(00:59:18) Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup
Research & Advancements(01:03:30) Were RNNs All We Needed?
(01:06:52) MIO: A Foundation Model on Multimodal Tokens
(01:09:20) Apple releases Depth Pro, an AI model that rewrites the rules of 3D vision
Policy & Safety(01:13:08) California Governor Vetoes Sweeping A.I. Legislation
(01:18:02) Judge blocks California’s new AI law in case over Kamala Harris deepfake Musk reposted
(01:20:41) Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand to build a data center and accelerate AI growth
Synthetic Media & Art(01:21:58) AI reading coach startup Ello now lets kids create their own stories
(01:25:13) Outro

Our 184th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and guest host Jon Krohn.
Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.
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In this episode:
OpenAI, Meta, and Google are enhancing their AI assistants with advanced voice modes, while Meta released Llama 3.2, an open-source model capable of processing both images and text.
Significant AI infrastructure developments include Grok's partnership with Aramco for a massive data center in Saudi Arabia, and Microsoft's plan to power data centers using a reopened Three Mile Island nuclear plant.
Recent research shows chain-of-thought prompting is most effective for math and symbolic reasoning, while OpenAI's GPT-4 with vision capabilities is being integrated into Perplexity AI's search platform.
AI is being rapidly integrated into various sectors, with examples including ChartWatch reducing unexpected hospital deaths, Snapchat and YouTube introducing AI video generation tools, and Lionsgate partnering with Runway for AI-assisted film production.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:04:45) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps(00:07:46) OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode with more voices and a new look
(00:13:32) Meta’s AI can now talk to you in the voices of Awkwafina, John Cena, and Judi Dench
(00:17:11) Gemini’s chatty voice mode is out now for free on Android
(00:21:30) AI video rivalry intensifies as Luma announces Dream Machine API hours after Runway
(00:23:35) Copilot Wave 2 supercharges productivity with AI across all your Microsoft 365 apps
(00:25:56) Perplexity introduces new 'Reasoning' focus powered by OpenAI's o1
Applications & Business(00:33:47) OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman
(00:41:46) Sam Altman departs OpenAI’s safety committee
(00:43:04) Chip Startup Groq Backs Saudi AI Ambitions With Aramco Deal
(00:46:29) Grok’s image generator, Black Forest Labs, is raising $100M at a $1B valuation, say sources
(00:48:05) Pudu unveils super semi-humanoid robot with 8-hour battery, 10kg lift power 
(00:50:56) Amazon introduces Amelia, an AI assistant for third-party sellers
Projects & Open Source(00:52:58) Meta Releases Llama 3.2—and Gives Its AI a Voice
(00:56:52) Alibaba Unveils Ovis 1.6 – A New Multimodal Language Model
Research & Advancements(01:00:35) To CoT or not to CoT? Chain-of-thought helps mainly on math and symbolic reasoning
(01:06:14) LLMs Still Can't Plan; Can LRMs? A Preliminary Evaluation of OpenAI's o1 on PlanBench
(01:10:15) Norwegian Startup 1X Unveils AI World Model for Robot Training
(01:12:44) AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds
Policy & Safety(01:15:47) Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers
(01:18:23) Governor Newsom signs bills to combat deepfake election content
(01:20:12) Governor Newsom signs bills to protect digital likeness of performers
(01:22:20) Startup behind “world’s first robot lawyer” to pay $193K for false ads, FTC says
Synthetic Media & Art(01:24:49) Snap is introducing an AI video generation tool for creators
(01:25:57) YouTube Shorts to integrate Veo, Google’s AI video model 
(01:26:56) Lionsgate Signs Deal With AI Company Runway, Hopes That AI Can Eliminate Storyboard Artists and VFX Crews
(01:28:01) Outro

Our 183rd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris.
Note: once again, apologies from Andrey on this one coming out late. Starting with the next one we should be back to a regular(ish) release schedule.
Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/. If you would like to become a sponsor for the newsletter, podcast, or both, please fill out this form.
Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai
In this episode:
- OpenAI's O1 and O1 mini models boast advanced reasoning and longer responses. 
- Adobe adds video generation to Firefly, Anthropic launches AI safety-focused Claude enterprise.
- LLAMA3 8B excels with synthetic tokens, AI-generated ideas deemed more novel.
- New AI forecasting bot competes with veteran human forecasters.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:02:38) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps(00:04:00) OpenAI releases o1, its first model with ‘reasoning’ abilities
(00:22:06) Adobe says video generation is coming to Firefly this year
(00:25:27) Anthropic launches Claude Enterprise with more security, admin controls
(00:27:55) Tell Replit's AI Agent Your App Idea, and It'll Code and Deploy It for You
Applications & Business(00:31:42) OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup’s Valuation to $150 Billion
(00:37:03) OpenAI Hits 1 Million Paid Users For Business Versions of ChatGPT
(00:39:59) TSMC Arizona achieves production yields similar to those at its fabs in Taiwan, says report
(00:45:14) Japan’s Sakana AI partners Nvidia for research, raises $100M
Projects & Open Source(00:47:31) The fable of Reflection 70B
(00:53:08) DataGemma: Using real-world data to address AI hallucinations
(00:56:31) DeepSeek-V2.5 wins praise as the new, true open source AI model leader
Research & Advancements(01:01:35) Google DeepMind Launches AlphaProteo , an AI Model for Generating Proteins 
(01:08:27) Synthetic continued pretraining
(01:16:55) A Large-Scale Human Study with 100+ NLP Researchers
(01:23:55) Superhuman Automated Forecasting
Policy & Safety(01:28:05) OpenAI o1 System Card
(01:36:58) US roll outs new export controls aimed at restricting China’s chip industry
(01:39:50) Employee Call for Governor Newsom to Sign SB 1047
(01:42:34) Taylor Swift says AI version of herself falsely endorsing Trump 'conjured up my fears'
Synthetic Media & Art(01:44:42) YouTube is developing AI detection tools for music and faces, plus creator controls for AI training
(01:45:08) Outro

Our 182nd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris.
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In this episode:
- OpenAI's move into hardware production and Amazon's strategic acquisition in AI robotics. - Advances in training language models with long-context capabilities and California's pending AI regulation bill. - Strategies for safeguarding open weight LLMs against adversarial attacks and China's rise in chip manufacturing. - Sam Altman's infrastructure investment plan and debates on AI-generated art by Ted Chiang.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:05:15) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps
(00:07:32) Amazon Picks Anthropic to Power Alexa 2.0
(00:12:12) Forget Sora — MiniMax is a new realistic AI video generator and it’s seriously impressive
Applications & Business
(00:14:56) Ilya Sutskever’s startup, Safe Superintelligence, raises $1B
(00:22:20) TSMC’s A16 Process Creates a Buzz Before Mass Production, as OpenAI Reportedly Secures Capacity
(00:29:13) Amazon hires the founders of AI robotics startup Covariant
(00:33:33) OpenAI weighs changes to corporate structure amid latest funding talks
(00:37:43) Chinese GPU-maker XCT, once valued at $2.1B, is on the verge of collapse — shareholders now suing founder
(00:40:34) TSMC aims to ready next-gen silicon photonics for AI in 5 years
Projects & Open Source
(00:44:10) Alibaba releases new AI model Qwen2-VL that can analyze videos more than 20 minutes long
Research & Advancements
(00:48:32) Fire-Flyer AI-HPC: A Cost-Effective Software-Hardware Co-Design for Deep Learning
(00:55:52) 100M Token Context Windows
(01:03:50) Smaller, Weaker, Yet Better: Training LLM Reasoners via Compute-Optimal Sampling
(01:06:16) AnyGraph : An Effective and Efficient Graph Foundation Model Designed to Address the Multifaceted Challenges of Structure and Feature Heterogeneity Across Diverse Graph Datasets
Policy & Safety
(01:08:16) California Legislature Approves Bill Proposing Sweeping A.I. Restrictions
(01:11:14) Tamper-Resistant Safeguards for Open-Weight LLMs
(01:17:12) China's chip capabilities just 3 years behind TSMC, teardown shows
(01:20:50) China Threatens to Cut Off ASML Over New US Chip Curbs
(01:23:22) Altman Infrastructure Plan Aims to Spend Tens of Billions in US
Synthetic Media & Art
(01:26:23) NaNoWriMo is in disarray after organizers defend AI writing tools
(01:28:54) Tom Hanks warns followers to be wary of 'fraudulent' ads using his likeness through AI
(01:30:48) Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art
(01:34:28) Outro

Our 181st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
With hosts Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris
Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/
If you would like to become a sponsor for the newsletter, podcast, or both, please fill out this form.
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In this episode:
- Google's AI advancements with Gemini 1.5 models and AI-generated avatars, along with Samsung's lithography progress. - Microsoft's Inflection usage caps for Pi, new AI inference services by Cerebrus Systems competing with Nvidia. - Biases in AI, prompt leak attacks, and transparency in models and distributed training optimizations, including the 'distro' optimizer. - AI regulation discussions including California’s SB1047, China's AI safety stance, and new export restrictions impacting Nvidia’s AI chips.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:03:08)Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps(00:09:19) Google’s custom AI chatbots have arrived
(00:12:52) Google releases three new experimental AI models
(00:17:14) Google Gemini will let you create AI-generated people again
(00:22:32) Five months after Microsoft hired its founders, Inflection adds usage caps to Pi
(00:26:42:) Plaud takes a crack at a simpler AI pin
Applications & Business(00:30:31) Cerebras Systems throws down gauntlet to Nvidia with launch of ‘world’s fastest’ AI inference service
(00:41:06) Nvidia announces $50 billion stock buyback
(00:46:24) OpenAI in talks to raise funding that would value it at more than $100 billion
(00:50:44) OpenAI Aims to Release New AI Model, ‘Strawberry,’ in Fall
(00:52:53) 3 Co-Founders Leave French AI Startup H Amid ‘Operational Differences’
(00:57:29) Samsung to Adopt High-NA Lithography Alongside Intel, Ahead of TSMC
(01:02:11) Unitree's $16,000 G1 could become the first mainstream humanoid robot
Projects & Open Source(01:04:59) Meta leads open-source AI boom, Llama downloads surge 10x year-over-year
(01:09:08) A_Preliminary_Report_on_DisTrO.
Research & Advancements(01:13:56) Diffusion Models Are Real-Time Game Engines
(01:23:18) LLM Defenses Are Not Robust to Multi-Turn Human Jailbreaks Yet
(01:32:21) Interviewing AI researchers on automation of AI R&D
(01:40:33) Anthropic releases AI model system prompts, winning praise for transparency
Policy & Safety(01:47:12) U.S. AI Safety Institute Signs Agreements Regarding AI Safety Research, Testing and Evaluation With Anthropic and OpenAI
(01:50:46) China’s Views on AI Safety Are Changing—Quickly
(01:56:27) Poll: 7 in 10 Californians Support SB1047, Will Blame Governor Newsom for AI-Enabled Catastrophe if He Vetoes
(02:01:31) Elon Musk voices support for California bill requiring safety tests on AI models
(02:03:55) Chinese Engineers Reportedly Accessing NVIDIA’s High-End AI Chips Through Decentralized “GPU Rental Services”
(02:08:25) U.S. gov't tightens China restrictions on supercomputer component sales
Synthetic Media & Art(02:11:13) Actors Say AI Voice-Over Generator ElevenLabs Cloned Likenesses
(02:14:06) Outro

Our 180th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris)
If you would like to get a sneak peek and help test Andrey's generative AI application, go to Astrocade.com to join the waitlist and the discord.
Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/
If you would like to become a sponsor for the newsletter, podcast, or both, please fill out this form.
Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai
Episode Highlights:
Ideogram AI's new features, Google's Imagine 3, Dream Machine 1.5, and Runway's Gen3 Alpha Turbo model advancements.
Perplexity's integration of Flux image generation models and code interpreter updates for enhanced search results. 
Exploration of the feasibility and investment needed for scaling advanced AI models like GPT-4 and Agent Q architecture enhancements.
Analysis of California's AI regulation bill SB1047 and legal issues related to synthetic media, copyright, and online personhood credentials.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:01:08) Response to Listener Comments / Corrections
Tools & Apps
(00:03:58) Ideogram AI expands its features with v2 model and color palette options
(00:07:48) Google Releases Powerful AI Image Generator You Can Use for Free
(00:11:41) Perplexity adds Flux.1 model for Pro users alongside Playground v3 update
(00:13:58) Luma drops Dream Machine 1.5 — here’s what’s new
(00:17:49) Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo is here and can make AI videos faster than you can type
(00:20:21) Perplexity’s latest update improves code interpreter, charts included
Applications & Business
(00:24:14) AMD buying server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as chipmakers strengthen AI capabilities
(00:28:55) Ars Technica content is now available in OpenAI services
(00:34:08) Anysphere, a GitHub Copilot rival, has raised $60M Series A at  $400M valuation from a16z, Thrive, sources say
00:38:32 Stability AI appoints new Chief Technology Officer
(00:41:45) Cruise’s robotaxis are coming to the Uber app in 2025
Projects & Open Source
(00:44:16) AI21 Introduces the Jamba Model Family: The most powerful and efficient long-context models for the enterprise
(00:53:47) Microsoft reveals Phi-3.5 — this new small AI model outperforms Gemini and GPT-4o
(00:57:33) Nvidia’s Llama-3.1-Minitron 4B is a small language model that punches above its weight
(01:00:58) Open source Dracarys models ignite generative AI fired coding
Research & Advancements
(01:12:35) Can AI Scaling Continue Through 2030?
(01:15:35) Agent Q: Advanced Reasoning and Learning for Autonomous AI Agents
(01:23:58) Transformers to SSMs: Distilling Quadratic Knowledge to Subquadratic Models
(01:31:18) Loss of plasticity in deep continual learning
Policy & Safety
(01:38:20) California weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, taking advice from Anthropic
(01:48:14) Personhood credentials: Artificial intelligence and the value of privacy-preserving tools to distinguish who is real online
(01:52:44) Showing SAE Latents Are Not Atomic Using Meta-SAEs
Synthetic Media & Art
(01:58:33) Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement
(01:59:32) Artists’ lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney gets more punch
(02:01:43) Outro

Our 179th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris)
If you would like to get a sneak peek and help test Andrey's generative AI application, go to Astrocade.com to join the waitlist and the discord.
Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/
If you would like to become a sponsor for the newsletter, podcast, or both, please fill out this form.
Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai
Episode Highlights:
- Grok 2's beta release features new image generation using Black Forest Labs' tech.
- Google introduces Gemini Voice Chat Mode available to subscribers and integrates it into Pixel Buds Pro 2.
- Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip aims to rival NVIDIA's H100 amidst US export controls.
- Overview of potential risks of unaligned AI models and skepticism around SingularityNet's AGI supercomputer claims.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:02:15) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps
(00:04:24) Grok-2 is out in beta, now with added AI image generation
(00:11:28) OpenAI reveals an updated GPT-4o model - but can't quite explain how it's better
(00:13:48) Google Gemini’s voice chat mode is here
(00:16:18) Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 bring Gemini to your ears
(00:19:55) Google’s AI-generated search summaries change how they show their sources
(00:23:13) Prompt Caching is Now Available on the Anthropic API for Specific Claude Models
Applications & Business
(00:26:56) Meet Black Forest Labs, the startup powering Elon Musk’s unhinged AI image generator
(00:26:56) Huawei readies new AI chip to challenge Nvidia in China, WSJ reports
(00:37:53) ASML and Imec Announce High-NA Lithography Breakthrough
(00:43:07) Chinese startup WeRide gets nod to test robotaxis with passengers in California
(00:45:49) Perplexity’s popularity surges as AI search start-up takes on Google
(00:51:55) Lisa Su formally welcomes Silo AI team to AMD after completing $665 million acquisition
Projects & Open Source
(00:54:31) FalconMamba 7B Released: The World’s First Attention-Free AI Model with 5500GT Training Data and 7 Billion Parameters
(00:59:25) OpenAI has introduced SWE-bench Verified to evaluate AI performance
(01:04:21) Nous Research presents Hermes 3
(01:11:07) New supercomputing network could lead to AGI, scientists hope, with 1st node coming online within weeks
Research & Advancements
(01:14:40) The AI Scientist: Towards Fully Automated Open-Ended Scientific Discovery
(01:30:24) Imagen 3
(01:32:48) The Data Addition Dilemma
(01:37:35) LongWriter: Unleashing 10,000+ Word Generation from Long Context LLMs
Policy & Safety
(01:40:55) MIT researchers release a repository of AI risks
(01:44:14) Elon Musk addresses power issues at xAI supercomputer facility in Memphis
(01:46:52) FCC Proposes New Rules on AI-Powered Robocalls
Governments Adjust Policies Amid Flood of AI Record Requests
Synthetic Media & Art
(01:48:21) SAG-AFTRA Strikes Groundbreaking AI Digital Voice Replica Pact With Startup Firm Narrativ
(01:51:52) How ‘Deepfake Elon Musk’ Became the Internet’s Biggest Scammer
(01:56:21) AI Song Outro

Our 178th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
NOTE: this is a re-upload with fixed audio, my bad on the last one! - Andrey
With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris)
If you would like to get a sneak peek and help test Andrey's generative AI application, go to Astrocade.com to join the waitlist and the discord.
Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/
If you would like to become a sponsor for the newsletter, podcast, or both, please fill out this form.
Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai
In this episode:- Notable personnel movements and product updates, such as Character.ai leaders joining Google and new AI features in Reddit and Audible.- OpenAI's dramatic changes with co-founder exits, extended leaves, and new lawsuits from Elon Musk.- Rapid advancements in humanoid robotics exemplified by new models from companies like Figure in partnership with OpenAI, achieving amateur-level human performance in tasks like table tennis.- Research advancements such as Google's compute-efficient inference models and self-compressing neural networks, showcasing significant reductions in compute requirements while maintaining performance.
Timestamps + Links:
(00:00:00) Intro / Banter
(00:03:14) Response to listener comments / corrections
Applications & Business(00:06:56) Google’s hiring of Character.AI’s founders is the latest sign that part of the AI startup world is starting to implode
(00:15:12) Investors in Adept AI will be paid back after Amazon hires startup’s top talent
(00:22:36) AI chip start-up Groq’s value rises to $2.8bn as it takes on Nvidia
(00:29:22) OpenAI co-founder Schulman leaves for Anthropic, Brockman takes extended leave
(00:36:18) Elon Musk files new lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
(00:41:40) Figure’s new humanoid robot leverages OpenAI for natural speech conversations
(00:47:01) ASML, Tokyo Electron dodge new US chip export rules, for now
(00:53:10) OpenAI reportedly leads $60M round for webcam startup Opal
Tools & Apps(00:55:40) OpenAI cuts GPT-4o prices, launches Structured Outputs amidst price war with Google
(01:02:08) Apple Intelligence could get a $20 Plus version
(01:04:05) Audible is testing an AI-powered search feature 
(01:05:53) Reddit to test AI-powered search result pages
Research & Advancements(01:06:35) Scaling LLM Test-Time Compute Optimally can be More Effective than Scaling Model Parameters
(01:16:27) Achieving Human Level Competitive Robot Table Tennis
(01:20:19) Self-Compressing Neural Networks
(01:28:30) Let Me Speak Freely? A Study on the Impact of Format Restrictions on Performance of Large Language Models
(01:32:43) Berkeley Humanoid: A Research Platform for Learning-based Control
Policy & Safety(01:33:35) METR announces results of study on comparative capabilities of humans and agents
(01:39:35) ‘The Godmother of AI’ says California’s well-intended AI bill will harm the U.S. ecosystem
(01:49:13) Google Monopolized Search Through Illegal Deals, Judge Rules
(01:54:56) Amazon faces UK merger probe over $4B Anthropic AI investment
(01:55:44) GPT-4o System Card
(02:03:09) Outro

Our 177th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
With guest co-host Jon Krohn from the super data science podcast (https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast)!
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In this episode, hosts Andrey Kurenkov and Jon Krohn dive into significant updates and discussions in the AI world, including Instagram's new AI features, Waymo's driverless cars rollout in San Francisco, and NVIDIA’s chip delays. They also review Meta's AI Studio, character.ai CEO Noam Shazir's return to Google, and Google's Gemini updates. Additional topics cover NVIDIA's hardware issues, advancements in humanoid robots, and new open-source AI tools like Open Devon. Policy discussions touch on the EU AI Act, the U.S. stance on open-source AI, and investigations into Google and Anthropic. The impact of misinformation via deepfakes, particularly one involving Elon Musk, is also highlighted, all emphasizing significant industry effects and regulatory implications.
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(00:00:00) AI Song / Intro Banter
(00:05:32) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps
(00:10:16) Apple Intelligence to Miss Initial Launch of Upcoming iOS 18 Overhaul
(00:16:35) Instagram starts letting people create AI versions of themselves
Lighting round
(00:22:49) Runway just dropped image-to-video in Gen3
(00:25:41) Midjourney drops surprise v6.1 update — now humans look more real than ever
(00:28:07) AI-Powered Necklace Will Be Your Friend for $99
(00:30:06) Microsoft is adding AI-powered summaries to Bing search results
Applications & Business
(00:31:44) Character.AI CEO Noam Shazeer returns to Google
(00:39:41) Perplexity is cutting checks to publishers following plagiarism accusations
Lighting round
(00:43:30) Nvidia reportedly delays its next AI chip due to a design flaw
(00:41:08) Neura shows off humanoid robot 4NE-1
(00:46:0) Yes, there are more driverless Waymos in S.F. Here’s how busy they are
(00:57:27) Canva acquires Leonardo.ai to boost its generative AI efforts
Projects & Open Source
(00:59:19) Black Forest Labs Open-Source FLUX.1: A 12 Billion Parameter Rectified Flow Transformer Capable of Generating Images from Text Descriptions
(01:01:59) Google releases new ‘open’ AI models with a focus on safety
Lighting round
(01:05:09) Stability AI releases super-fast model for 3D asset image generation
(01:09:29) OpenDevin: An Open Platform for AI Software Developers as Generalist Agents
Research & Advancements
(01:12:10) Meta AI Introduces Meta Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2): The First Unified Model for Segmenting Objects Across Images and Videos
(01:19:20) MoMa: Efficient Early-Fusion Pre-training with Mixture of Modality-Aware Experts
Lighting round
(01:25:00) AssistantBench: Can Web Agents Solve Realistic and Time-Consuming Tasks?
(01:26:19) Trust or Escalate: LLM Judges with Provable Guarantees for Human Agreement
(01:31:15) Stretching Each Dollar: Diffusion Training from Scratch on a Micro-Budget
Policy & Safety
(01:33:03) World's First-Ever AI Law Now Enforced in Europe, Targeting US Tech Giants
(01:39:12) White House says no need to restrict ‘open-source’ artificial intelligence — at least for now
Lighting round
(01:41:12) With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans
(01:44:03) UK antitrust body probes Google’s ties with AI rival Anthropic
(01:45:20) Elon Musk posts deepfake of Kamala Harris that violates X policy
(01:50:10) AI Outro